Is Facebook the only social media platform for local interest-centred groups or are there others?
Posted by gintokireddit@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 12 comments
I'm on about Facebook having location-specific groups for hobbies or interests. The other ones I can think of don't seem to have any real "social" element with new people. Like, "social" media is a misnomer generally anyway, but Facebook seems to be the one that has the least bastardised representation of real humans and social interaction, the least dehumanising, if that makes sense.
There is Nextdoor, but that was more casual neighbourhood questions. Meetup too, but that's for events and I don't see much on there. Any others, or is Facebook the one still? I know there have been non-X and non-Meta alternatives to other platforms.
PolarLocalCallingSvc@reddit
There is an app called Nextdoor.
It's a bit like your village Facebook group but even more ridiculous.
Shrimp_Watch101@reddit
I tried Nextdoor once, and it was mainly Nimbys kicking off about a proposed housing development.
That and "Does anyone want this free crap I can't be bothered taking to the dump?"
djwillis1121@reddit
Tbf, that's Facebook in my experience. That and "does anyone recognise where this is, my Evri driver dropped my parcel off there and it's not my house"
Sirlacker@reddit
Nextdoor is one of three things.
Group 1 - Complaining about literally anything
Group 2 - People looking for work but don't want to pay the going rates
Group 3 - People trying to offload their shit onto others, whether that's free junk or advertising your shit startup.
Swimming-Lie5369@reddit
"There is Nextdoor, but that was more casual neighbourhood questions."
Fred776@reddit
I'm not sure I'd agree with that characterisation though, if my local one is anything to go by. It started off as somewhere to get a recommendation for a plumber but it now seems to be dominated by flag shaggers, climate change deniers, and various other nutters.
incognitoarmadill0@reddit
Nextdoor is another toxic social media platform. In fact, I found it to be worse than Facebook. As a weird fact, I had some woman on there dm me a photo of mine which I never posted on socials, and asked if it was me. Naturally creeped out, I demanded to know how she received the image. She didn't answer, so I reported her to nextdoor and blocked her.
hamstertoybox@reddit
I organise local activities for my job. Facebook is the best one, you may have some luck with Instagram if you search by location and relevant hashtags.
AttersH@reddit
I think so. It’s the only reason I still have Facebook. I find the local groups helpful, my kids sports stuff is all on there & marketplace is genuinely great for buying & selling bigger items!
Opposite_Funny9958@reddit
The only local centric one I’ve heard of is Nextdoor. If you can’t find a group mentioned you could always post on Nextdoor asking what local groups there are in your area?
redunculuspanda@reddit
Facebook groups is what keeps me from deleing FB.
About 90% of my sports stuff is on there and I don’t see how any other platform can generate the critical mass of people to start moving any of it elsewhere.
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